From the new, obnoxiously-low trailhead on the South Colony road, via the Bear's Playground. We continued to Kit Carson and Challenger, then returned via a surprisingly-nice scree-ski down the chute next to the Bear's Playground ridge. Trip report.

Well, technically we were not successful. This was our first peak of the day, but we didn't pay attention to details and stopped on the summit of Kitty Kat Carson. Regardless it was an awesome day, scrambling across the ridge traverse from the Humbolt saddle to Bear's Playground, traversing around Obstruction Peak and then climbing up Columbia (well sort of). We bagged Obstruction on the way back and finished with Humbolt. An awesome 14 hour day!

I was actually impressed with this peak. A really, cool, fun scramble to the summit. The views from atop were fantastic!
Scrambled with a guy named, Rob whom I met up there that day along the traverse from Humboldt to 'Playground'. Super cool dude.

I climbed this in conjunction with Kit Carson and Challenger Point. After coming over from Challenger, I hit Kit Carson and then down climbed towards the start of Kit Carson Avenue but instead went left towards Columbia Point. I went up a small gully and through a windowed rock and to the top of the Outward Bound Couloir. From here, I followed cairns to the very first gully that goes straight up the fin in between Kit Carson and Columbia Point. At the top of this fin I realized that I maybe went too high but stuck with the route and did some class 5 down-climbing to the next section of the fin and then up to the top of the fin where it connects to the actual mountain. From there it was relatively simply class 3 stuff similar to Crestone Needle. I was unable to locate the plaque on the summit.

5/11/08 - Climbed via the OB Couloir from camp at Willow Lake. Nice, direct route. The scrambling between the couloir and summit was exposed and snowy so we protected it. Had a close call on the way down when deceiving snow conditions in the couloir led to a slight misjudgement. My axe was ripped from my hand by a hard layer of ice under the soft snow and I thankfully was able to retrieve it (it was tethered) and successfully arrest at high speed. There were rocks below that I would have hit but luckily all I suffered that day was an injured shoulder from having to arrest in the ice at high speed.

2/22/14 - Failed day trip attempt up Spanish Creek. The plan was to climb "Obstruction Peak" and traverse to Colmbia Point from there but we turned around at the saddle because the East Face was loaded and there was no avy safe line.

A fun scramble. Bear further left toward the steeper part of the face for more interesting climbing. I thought the scramble from Pt 13290 to Bears Playground is a bit harder than advertised. Headed back over Kitty Kat Carson on my way toward Obstruction Peak.

Climbed the N Ridge of Kit Carson and then on to Columbia and Challenger. Columbia is alot easier than it looks from Kit. It suprised me that I was the first to sign the log since November of last year.

dont think I knew this was a separate mountain on my way to Kit Carson and Challenger Point from the Bears Playground. It was a pretty eventful descent as I had an unintentional slide down a couloir from the Bears playground down to South Colony Lakes.